And Florida prosecutors N.P.R. s Greg Allen reports the suit by George Zimmerman seeks $100000000.00 in damages Zimmerman s lawyer says the lawsuit is based on evidence uncovered in an upcoming documentary and book on the shooting it happened in Sanford Florida after Zimmerman a neighborhood watch volunteer followed 17 year old Trayvon Martin in a confrontation Zimmerman shot and killed the unarmed teenager but was exonerated by a jury nearly 8 years later Zimmerman is now suing Martin s mother and father their lawyer Benjamin Crump and Florida prosecutors for allegedly conspiring to produce an imposter to pose as Martin s girlfriend a trial the lawsuit says since the trial Zimmerman has been unable to find work because of his infamy and that he lives in constant fear of physical harm due to regular death threats Greg Allen n.p.r. News Miami you re listening to n.p.r. News in Washington. U.s. Navy officials say an active duty sailor shot and killed 2 people yesterday in the Pearl Harb
In order to announce investigations of political rivals and perform those investigations would constitute a high crime in this demeanor Jonathan Turley a law professor at George Washington University says in peaching Trump would set a dangerous precedent this would be the 1st impeachment in history where there would be considerable debate and in my view not compelling evidence of the commission of a crime President Trump continues to slam the inquiry saying he did nothing wrong Windsor Johnston n.p.r. News Washington House Speaker Nancy Pelosi meeting behind closed doors with Democrats today reportedly asked a simple question of those in the room are you ready we re going to a house impeachment vote according to those who were present at the meeting the answer was a strong yes proces meeting came as members of the House Judiciary Committee heard from the panel of constitutional scholars Democrats say President Trump has misused the power of his office and subverted u.s. Foreign policy
Trudeau Trump was asked why he won t permit the secretary of state over his acting chief of staff Mick Mulvaney to testify on his behalf I d like to testify I think you heard him say that but he didn t rule it out down the line when it s there and it will be fair in the Senate I would love to have my pocket I d love to have met I d love to have Rick Perry. And any other people that s when I want to testify whether this is a potent fish you know what effect is that search if it moves to the Senate for trial Republicans control the chamber Tamara Keith n.p.r. News London the House Judiciary Committee meanwhile is set to take the lead in the impeachment inquiry into President Trump s dealings with Ukraine N.P.R. s Winsor Johnson reports the panel will hold its 1st public hearing tomorrow as it decides whether to move ahead with charges against the president as Democrats tried to make the case that child abuse the power of his office to solicit foreign interference in the 2020 Alexion leg
High profile fundraiser in New York n.p.r. Is Windsor Johnston reporting they are going to school shootings in Wisconsin this week tearing power from member station w w n reports on Tuesday s incident in Oshkosh where student and a high school officer were left with injuries the shooting happened at Ascot West High School after an armed student allegedly confronted a school resource officer. Police Chief Dean Smith says there was an altercation in which a 16 year old student stabbed the officer and the officer then fired his weapon striking the student wants both were taken to local hospitals with non-life threatening injuries the high school was placed on lockdown during the incident but has since been evacuated this shooting comes just a day after a similar one also involving a confrontation with a school resource officer at Waukesha South High School for n.p.r. News I m Taryn Powell in Milwaukee this is n.p.r. News. From k.q.e.d. News I mean it came lawyers for neighborhood and con
36 percent favor the death penalty Gallup says that s the 1st time since it began asking that question 34 years ago that a majority has said life imprisonment is the better approach even so without that choice offered as a question Gallup s a recently released survey shows a majority of Americans 56 percent still support capital punishment who are convicted murderers However that s the lowest percentage it s been since 1972 and death penalty support has been on the decline for years Cheryl Corley n.p.r. News a powerful storm is moving east from California but National Weather Service is forecasting more than a foot of snow across the mountain areas of Colorado Utah and Arizona before the storm heads to the upper Midwest as much as 18 inches of snow is possible snow could fall in the northeast this morning the weather could complicate travel for millions of people across the country trying to get home today and this is n.p.r. News. Some of 50000 people ordered to leave their homes the